The effect of high pressure during solidification on the microstructure and mechanical property of Mg-6Zn-1Y and Mg-6Zn-3Y was investigated using optical microscopy, scanning electronic microscopy, X-ray diffraction（...The effect of high pressure during solidification on the microstructure and mechanical property of Mg-6Zn-1Y and Mg-6Zn-3Y was investigated using optical microscopy, scanning electronic microscopy, X-ray diffraction（XRD） and Vickers-hardness testing. Under atmospheric-pressure solidification, Mg-6Zn-1Y consisted of α-Mg, Mg7Zn3 and Mg_3YZn_6; whilst Mg-6Zn-3Y consisted of α-Mg, Mg_3Y_2Zn_3 and Mg_3YZn_6. Under 6 GPa high-pressure solidification, both alloy consisted of α-Mg, MgZ n and Mg12 YZn. The shape of the main second phase changed from a lamellar structure formed for atmospheric-pressure solidification to small particles formed for solidification at 6 GPa pressure. The dendrite microstructure was refined and was more regular, and the length of the primary dendrite arm increased under 6 GPa high-pressure solidification, which was attributed to increasing thermal undercooling, compositional undercooling and kinetics undercooling. After solidification at 6 GPa pressure, the solid solubility of Y in the second phase and the Vickers-hardness increased from 15 wt.% and 69 MPa for Mg-6Zn-1Y to 49 wt.% and 97 MPa; and from 19 wt.% and 71 MPa for Mg-6Zn-3Y alloy to 20 wt.% and 92 MPa, respectively.展开更多
基金Project supported by the China Scholarship Council(2011836024)the International Science and Technology Cooperation Project of Jiangxi Province(20151BDH80006)+5 种基金the Prior Science and Technology Program led by the Returned Overseas Chinese Talents(RSTH[2015]192-GRSZ[2015]273)the Key Program of Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province(20133BAB2000820144ACB20013)the Science and Technology Innovation Project of Jiangxi Academy of Sciences(2013-YYB-12013-XTPH1-192015XTTD04)
文摘The effect of high pressure during solidification on the microstructure and mechanical property of Mg-6Zn-1Y and Mg-6Zn-3Y was investigated using optical microscopy, scanning electronic microscopy, X-ray diffraction（XRD） and Vickers-hardness testing. Under atmospheric-pressure solidification, Mg-6Zn-1Y consisted of α-Mg, Mg7Zn3 and Mg_3YZn_6; whilst Mg-6Zn-3Y consisted of α-Mg, Mg_3Y_2Zn_3 and Mg_3YZn_6. Under 6 GPa high-pressure solidification, both alloy consisted of α-Mg, MgZ n and Mg12 YZn. The shape of the main second phase changed from a lamellar structure formed for atmospheric-pressure solidification to small particles formed for solidification at 6 GPa pressure. The dendrite microstructure was refined and was more regular, and the length of the primary dendrite arm increased under 6 GPa high-pressure solidification, which was attributed to increasing thermal undercooling, compositional undercooling and kinetics undercooling. After solidification at 6 GPa pressure, the solid solubility of Y in the second phase and the Vickers-hardness increased from 15 wt.% and 69 MPa for Mg-6Zn-1Y to 49 wt.% and 97 MPa; and from 19 wt.% and 71 MPa for Mg-6Zn-3Y alloy to 20 wt.% and 92 MPa, respectively.
